Above The Heights

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score14 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2025
• address2420 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10033
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2124778008

Is Above The Heights clean?

New York currently lists Above The Heights as grade pending, following an inspection on January 13, 2025 that scored 14 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Above The Heights?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.

When was Above The Heights last inspected?

Above The Heights has 1 inspection on record going back to January 13, 2025, averaging 14 points.

Above The Heights vs Washington Heights North

Washington Heights North runs 66% clean across 161 tracked restaurants — 92 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 161 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.